Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-15

William Putnam, who was passing, and
who summoned physician. DIR. Buiiing-
ton arrived, and everything was done for
the unfortunate man. He was severely
injured internally and did within an hour,
never regaining consciousness.
A TRAMP's ADVENTURE.
On last Tuesday noise was heard in one
of the freight ears on the yard at Hinton,
and upon opening il colored man was
found who had been locked In for seven
days. From latest accounts DR.. Peck had
about gotten him resuscitated, as he was In
q rather delapidated condition from his
long fast. He had gotten IN the car at
Kansas city-as tramp-and was locked
up without his presence being know.
FAILED TO ADHERE
Last Saturday night the store Of r. Z.
Mcclure, who merchandise on Coal river,
near the Upper Falls, was broken into and
robbed. 1t has transpired that six men
were in the plot, and one failed TO take
part. This man was caught Sunday by
the other five and almost beaten to death.
The names of the parties are unknown.
STATE NOTES. -
A number of sheep in Upshur county
were killed by lightning during recent
storm.
On Friday last Mr.. John Shultz, an aged
citizen of Red Sulphur district, Monroe
county, accidentally fell backwards from a
wagon into the road, near Inside, and was
seriously injured. ("
A few days ago little SON Of MIR. judi
son Skaggs, who resides on Wolf Creek,
Monroe county, aged four years. had his
hand caught in q corn shelter and dread
fully mangled. 1t was ut first feared the
hand would have to be amputated, but at
last account the prospect Of the little fell
lows recovery without such such an oper-
alton was hopeful.
Margaret Apologize, of Hancock county,
through her attorneys, Ewin, Melvin and
Riley, of this city, and James F. Daton,
of Steubenville, has brought suit against
the Panhandle Railroad Company, claim
ing 81, 900 damages She claims that on
April 18th, 1887, she purchased a ticket at
Steubenviile for Pittsburg, but that the
defendants train was started before she
had reasonable time TO enter car,
throwing her from the back platform,
causing severe injuries.
A man who has led the choir of the
same church for fifty years is great rarity,
but West Virginia has one in the person Of
James Withrow, one of the elders of the
Presbyterian church at Lewisburg, W. Va,
who has lead its choir since 1887, when he
was nineteen years old, and was recently
presented by the congregation with a life
sized crayon, in a bronze frame, of himself
and wife.
Mr.. Edward S. Elliott, of Kingwood,
w. Va, q member of this years graduat-
ing class at the State University, has been
appointed by the Board of Regents as as
sistant in the Preparatory Department OF
that institution, Prof Thos. A. Hodges
having refused to accept this position, to
which he had been chosen. d..
DR.. John X. Thompson, formerly Presi-
dent of the University at Morgantown,
delivered the memorial grafton at Grants
tomb in Riverside Park, New York, last
Monday to an immense audiences. They
were probably the most impressive ser
vices held anywhere in the United States.
A pack of wolves have been playing sad
havoc with the sheep in the Buffalo neigh
borhOod of Nicholas county. Mr.. James
Young had seven sheep killed only few
nights ago. Mr. A. G. Herold, Of Mudd-
Lefty, also had eight or ten head killed on
the 10th ult. by the same pack of wolves.
West Virginia has 10000 square miles
of coal field against only 1000 in Penn
sylvania. And yet 1880 Pennsylvania
mined ~, 600, 900 of tons as against our
paltry /, 700, 900 tons, and Great BritAins
more than three times as much as Penn
sylvania, viz, 140, 900, 900.
A Miss Starr, near Richie C. H., recent
ly answered an advertisement for a lady
correspondent by a young man by the
name of Murdock.. Last week he came to
Richie county and they were married ION
sight"
The body of julius Rulings, who was
drowned several weeks ago while rafting
logs down Cheat river for the Hulings
Lumber Company, has not yet been found.
On last Friday a slight sprinkle of snow
fell on Point Mountain, Webster county.
A Hungarian railroad laborer was re-
Gently drowned near Morgantown.
Wood county will probably have a new
Jail this year. ...... .......-